Dr. Daniel Arnold

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Biography

Daniel Arnold is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. His research specializes in Indian Buddhist philosophy and he engages constructively in comparative studies, understanding the conversation between Buddhist philosophers and their rival Indian philosophers, as well as contemporary thinkers in philosophy. Arnold is the author of notable works including "Buddhists, Brahmins, Belief: Epistemology in South Asian Philosophy" published by Columbia University Press in 2005, and "Brains, Buddhas, Believing: The Problem of Intentionality in Classical Buddhist and Cognitive-Scientific Philosophy of Mind," released in 2012. His scholarship is significant for those interested in the intersections of belief and epistemology within South Asian philosophical traditions.

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Department of Philosophy